G/SPS/N/RUS/265  
26 May 2023  
(23-3608) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Seeds and planting material  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Resolution of the government of the Russian Federation 
No. 532 of 3 April 2023; Decree of the government of the Russian Federation No. 3835 -r 
of 8 December 2022 . Language(s):  Russian . Number of pages:  15 and 4  
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202304040036?index=1;  
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202212090027  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/RUS/23_09803_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/RUS/23_09803_01_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The resolutions set out the rules in the state control, which 
include:  
- the assessin g of the conformity of the imported seeds with the requirements for 
varietal and sowing (planting) characteristics of seeds of agricultural plants, 
including additional (special) requirements for varietal and sowing (planting) 
properties of seeds imported into the Russian Federation;  
- sampling of imported seeds for testing and (or) assessment, including for the 
detection of genetically modified organisms in imported seeds, in accordance with 
national and interstate standards.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
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  [ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 3 April 2023; 8 December 2022.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 4 April 2023; 9 December 2022.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 July 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avail able) of other body:   
The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor)  
1/11 Orlikov Lane  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The Federal Service for Veterinary an d Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor)  
1/11 Orlikov Lane  
107139 Moscow  
Tel: +(7 499) 975 4347  
Fax: +(7 495) 607 5111  
E-mail: info@svfk.mcx.ru